The shininess or reflectiveness of a coating Flat paints have no gloss; high gloss paints have very noticeable gloss
Global sea level observing system, a worldwide network of tide gauges developed under the auspices of the International Oceanographic Commission One purpose is to monitor the long-term variations in mean sea level (see greenhouse effect)
An appearance characteristic of tape backings' usually expressed by such terms as glossy' low gloss' matte' etc
The property of a surface related to its ability to reflect light The most common type of gloss of interest to appearance attributes is specular gloss The parameters which must be specified for the determination of this property are the angles of incidence of the light source, the angle of viewing of the gloss and the angular dispersions of the measuring beams